Prime Video Goes Big On UK True Crime With Docs About Shannon Matthews, Tinder Predator & Orkney Assassin

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has been on a real crime document spree, obtaining a trio of documentaries from Firecrest Films on Shannon Matthews, the Orkney murderer and a Tinder predator.

The Orkney Assassin will drop on Sunday adopted later this yr through The Hunt for Shannon Matthews and Hunting the Tinder Predator.

The 90-minute function concerning the Scottish island crew begins in a single summer season night time in 1994 when a masked guy walks lightly into the one Indian eating place within the far flung islands and shoots a waiter lifeless prior to disappearing into the evening. The homicide remained unsolved for years, till new proof emerged, leading to an surprising arrest that surprised the local people.

The Hunt For Shannon Matthews tells the tale of one of the crucial well known true crime circumstances in Britain, a couple of girl who went lacking at the manner house from college. The documentary explores her disappearance, the police investigation to find her and the reaction in her local people and past.

Finally, Hunting the Tinder Predator spotlights Christopher Harkins, who remaining yr was once sentenced to 12-years for crimes from rape via to fraud after a decade of offending spurred on through on-line courting. The two-part collection explores the movements of Harkins, the attitudes of society and the felony gadget, and the dogged decision of a band of ladies who fought to get justice. 

We are informed the Amazon streamer has purchased six Firecrest presentations in all, with some other 3 set to be printed within the coming weeks. Prime Video has been leaning into the real crime house for the previous couple of years now and continuously acquires medical doctors.

Of the majority collection order, Firecrest Films’ Iain Scollay mentioned: “We’re delighted to partner again with the brilliant team at Prime Video, and bring such a huge body of premium documentary work to Scotland.”

Execs at the tasks are Scollay, Nicole Kleeman and Vari Innes. The collection manufacturer is Rachel Heywood